Carlos Santiago Pereira (born 7 September 1951) is a Spanish former

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who played as a

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. He made 125

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appearances over the course of a decade for

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and

Celta Vigo Real Club Celta de Vigo (; ), commonly known as Celta Vigo, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football. Nicknamed ''Os Celestes'' (The Sky Blues), the club was foun ...

. With the first of those clubs, he won the

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and

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in successive seasons.

Career

Early career

Born in Marín in Galicia, Pereira began his career with Rápido de Pereiró in before joining the youth ranks of

Pontevedra Pontevedra (, ) is a city in the autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia, in northwestern Spain. It is the capital of both the ''Pontevedra (comarca), Comarca'' and Province of Pontevedra, and the capital of the Rías Baixas. It is als ...

in the

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. His first season as a senior was with the B-team in the regional leagues in 1970–71.

Valencia

In May 1974, Pereira transferred to

for a fee of 5.75 million

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s and the buying club's promise to take part in Pontevedra's pre-season tournament. He made his

debut on 6 October in the fourth game of the season, a 5–2 loss away to

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at the

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, conceding the first goal from

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after three minutes; he did not play again for the rest of the campaign. After spending 1975–76 on loan to Alavés in the second tier, Pereira returned to the Valencian first team. He battled for a starting place against and Pepe Balaguer. He was part of the side that won the

in 1978–79, but his last involvement was in the first leg of the last 16, a 4–1 loss away to Barcelona. In the following season's

, he played the

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on 14 May 1980 against

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, keeping the game goalless after 120 minutes. In the

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, he overcame the miss by Valencia's star player

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by saving the attempts from

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and

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to win the trophy at

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. In the

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, Pereira played the first game on 25 November, a 2–1 loss away to

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. In the second leg, he was replaced by José Manuel Sempere in a 1–0 win to lift the trophy on the

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. In December 1981, Pereira was loaned to fellow top-flight team

for the rest of the

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. He took a cut in basic rate of pay from 100,000 pesetas a month at Valencia to 70,000 at the

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ns, who could afford the detail due to becoming the first Spanish club with shirt sponsorship, by home appliances

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Later career

Pereira transferred to

in August 1982, for a fee of 15 million pesetas and a salary of 6 million annually for two years. The club had lost goalkeeper José Navarro to injury, while back-ups Ángel Mejías and Abel Resino were inexperienced. He won another Copa del Rey in

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, playing both legs of a 6–3 aggregate win over

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in the last 16. In September 1985, with his opportunities at the

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limited by Argentine

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, Pereira moved to

of his home province. He arrived at a club where regular goalkeeper Javier Maté was injured and reserve , known as Chuco, was playing.

Personal life

Pereira was identifiable for wearing a red goalkeeper's jersey, and for his thick beard. Pereira's older brother José (1937–1985) was also a goalkeeper, known by the nickname Sansón. His nephew Agustín Rodríguez Santiago played in the same position for

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in the 1980s.

References

External links

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